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Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

88 Children Removed From Iowa Bible Camp Inside the Human Trafficking Investigation

Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary

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🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In June 2025, law enforcement descended on a small Iowa town to execute one of the largest child removal operations in the state's history. 88 children were evacuated from the Shekinah Glory Camp in Columbus Junction, launching a human trafficking investigation that would expose troubling questions about religious authority, refugee vulnerability, and alleged exploitation.

The Kingdom Ministry of Rehabilitation and Recreation, run by Burmese pastors in a town where 25% of residents are Myanmar refugees, operated what they claimed was a Bible camp for addiction recovery. But when a 15-year-old from Texas made a desperate call to authorities, it triggered a multi-agency raid involving the Louisa County Sheriff's Office, Iowa DHS, and state criminal investigators.

In this video, we examine:

  • The timeline of events leading to the raid
  • Why authorities launched a trafficking investigation
  • The vulnerable Burmese refugee community targeted
  • How 60+ people lived in 5 mobile homes
  • The ministry's claims vs. what investigators found
  • Legal precedents from similar religious compound cases
  • Why no arrests have been made (yet)
This case sits at the intersection of immigration, religious freedom, and child protection - raising critical questions about oversight of faith-based organizations serving vulnerable populations.

This is an active investigation. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Sources: Louisa County Sheriff's Office, Iowa DHS, KWQC, The Gazette, WQAD

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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski.

0:04.7

All right. This is a disturbing one, by the way.

0:09.0

If you have children are sensitive to that topic or trafficking, this is quite a story.

0:19.0

A story that was unfolding right underneath everyone's eyes.

0:26.2

In a place, many would not suspect. In the comment section, I want to hear your thoughts on this one and how it even got here.

0:39.8

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0:43.2

Just search Hidden Killers with Tony Brewski.

0:45.4

So picture this.

0:46.2

It's a hot June morning in Columbus Junction, Iowa, population, 2,300 people.

0:53.2

And suddenly, there are more cop cars than a donut shop parking lot at a shift change.

1:02.2

We're talking multiple agencies rolling up in what looks like a regular Bible camp for kids.

1:07.4

What could possibly be going wrong there, right?

1:09.7

Nothing.

1:14.5

Except plot twist,

1:20.0

they're not there for a prayer circle. They're executing a search warrant as part of a human trafficking investigation, and before the dust settles, they're loading 88 children into

1:25.8

school buses like the world's most depressing field trip.

1:30.8

Welcome to the absolutely wild story of the Shackana Glory Camp Raid,

1:44.4

where addiction, recovery meets alleged child endangerment, meets the whole lot of questions about

1:50.2

what the hell was going on in rural Iowa.

1:53.7

So here's the thing about Columbus Junction that makes the story even more bizarre.

1:57.8

This tiny town in Iowa has become home to one of the largest Burmese refugee populations

2:03.8

in America. We're talking about 25% of the town being refugees from Myanmar, mostly Chin people,

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